Tiered re-allocation of wireless channels

ABSTRACT

A tiered service management resource providing management of wireless channels in a network environment receives notification of wireless bandwidth such as multiple wireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system (a.k.a., SAS). The spectrum access system allocates the wireless channels for use by a wireless base station in the network environment. Prior to re-allocating the wireless bandwidth (such as a selected wireless channel) to customer premises equipment, the tiered service management resource further receives a communication indicating a wireless spectrum scan performed at a location from which customer premises equipment in the network environment is (being) installed to wirelessly communicate with the wireless base station. Based on an identified fixed wireless service tier (or level) assigned to the customer premises equipment and supplemental information such as the wireless spectrum scan, the tiered service management resource allocates a selected wireless channel from SAS-assigned bandwidth for use by the customer premises equipment.

BACKGROUND

Conventional wireless networks typically include one or more wirelessbase stations to provide mobile communication devices access to a remotenetwork such as the Internet.

One type of base station is a so-called CBSD (Citizen Broadband RadioService Device). Such a device uses bandwidth (such as one or morewireless channels) allocated from a CBRS (Citizens Band Radio Service)to support communications with one or more mobile communication devices.

Typically, the one or more wireless channels is allocated to thewireless base station via a so-called SAS (Spectrum Access Service). Forexample, a base station can be configured to communicate and registerwith a conventional SAS to receive notification of the wirelessbandwidth allocated for use.

Subsequent to allocation, the wireless base station then uses theallocated bandwidth to provide one or more communication devices accessto a remote network such as the Internet.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments herein provide novel ways of providing improved wirelesscommunications to one or more mobile communication devices in a networkenvironment.

First Embodiments

For example, embodiments herein include a tiered service managementresource (such as a tiered wireless service allocation server or CTAS)that oversees management of wireless channels in a network environment.Initially, the tiered service management resource receives notificationfrom a wireless base station (such as a CBSD) in a network environment.The notification indicates wireless bandwidth such as one or morewireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system (a.k.a., SAS)for use by the wireless base station in the network environment. In oneembodiment, the customer premises equipment is allocated one or morechannels in their entirety from among the channels assigned to the basestation. As further discussed herein, the tiered service managementresource re-allocates the wireless bandwidth associated with thewireless base station to customer premises equipment in communicationwith the wireless base station. This can include selecting one or morewireless channels assigned to the base station and then providingnotification of the selected one or more wireless channels to thecustomer premises equipment.

In one example embodiment, prior to re-allocating the wireless bandwidth(such as selecting one or more wireless channels), the tiered servicemanagement resource further receives a communication indicating awireless spectrum scan performed at a location from which customerpremises equipment (a wireless device) in the network environment is(being) installed to wirelessly communicate with the wireless basestation. Based on an identified fixed wireless service level (such as atier assigned to the customer premises equipment) assigned to thecustomer premises equipment and/or results of the wireless spectrumscan, the tiered service management resource allocates an appropriateportion of the SAS-assigned bandwidth for use by the customer premisesequipment.

In accordance with further embodiments, the tiered service managementresource supports multi-tier allocation of wireless channels. Forexample, as previously discussed, the tiered service management resourcereceives notification of one or more wireless channels allocated by aspectrum access system to the wireless base station. In one embodiment,the wireless base station receives the notification of the one or morewireless channels allocated by the spectrum access system and forwardsit to the tiered service management resource. Alternatively, note thatthe tiered service management resource can be configured to receive thenotification of allocated wireless bandwidth from the spectrum accesssystem.

Subsequent to allocation of the bandwidth (one or more wirelesschannels) and use by the wireless base station, the tiered servicemanagement resource further re-allocates (selects), depending ondifferent assigned tiered service levels of subscribers, the allocatedwireless bandwidth (such as one or more wireless channels) to customerpremises equipment. In other words, the spectrum access system firstallocates the bandwidth (one or more wireless channel); the tieredservice management resource re-allocates the bandwidth (one or morewireless channel).

In accordance with further embodiments, during the re-allocation ofbandwidth, the tiered service management resource communicates a messagespecifying the re-allocated portion (such as one or more channels,portions of a channel, etc.) of the SAS allocated bandwidth to thecustomer premises equipment. The tiered service management resourcerepeats a process of allocating different portions of wireless bandwidthto each of the different customer premises equipment. Thus, the tieredservice management resource provides notification of the assignedportion of wireless bandwidth (such as one or more wireless channelsassigned to the wireless base station) to be used by the customerpremises equipment to communicate with the wireless base station.

Note that the network environment can include any number of (wireless)customer premises equipment. For example, in one embodiment, thecustomer premises equipment as previously discussed is first customerpremises equipment in the wireless network environment managed by thetiered service management resource. The tiered service managementresource is further operable to receive a second communicationindicating a second wireless spectrum scan performed at a secondlocation from which second customer premises equipment (wireless device)in the network environment is (being) installed to wirelesslycommunicate with the wireless base station. In furtherance of providingwireless connectivity in the network environment, the tiered servicemanagement resource re-allocates different wireless bandwidth to(selects different wireless channels for use by) the different customerpremises equipment depending on a respective service tier to which thecustomer premises equipment belongs.

In one embodiment, a first portion of wireless bandwidth (such as one ormore wireless channels) assigned to the first customer premisesequipment supports a first wireless bandwidth between the wireless basestation and the first customer premises equipment; a second portion ofbandwidth (such as one or more wireless channels) assigned to the secondcustomer premises equipment supports a second wireless bandwidth betweenthe wireless base station and the second customer premises equipment. Inthis example embodiment, because the second customer premises equipmentis assigned a higher tier than the first customer premises equipment,the second wireless bandwidth is greater than the first wirelessbandwidth.

Thus, rather than randomly assign use of wireless channels from aspectrum access system, embodiments herein include a tiered servicemanagement resource to re-allocate use of the wireless bandwidthallocated to the wireless base station.

Note further that each of the different customer premises equipment canbe assigned a different wireless service tier based on bandwidth orother suitable parameter. For example, in one embodiment, the firstcustomer premises equipment is assigned a first tier in a multi-tieredwireless subscription hierarchy; the second customer premises equipmentis assigned a second tier in the multi-tiered wireless subscriptionhierarchy; and so on. As previously discussed, in one embodiment, thesecond tier affords a higher wireless bandwidth than the first tier.

In accordance with yet further embodiments, the tiered servicemanagement resource can be configured to maintain a map indicating afixed wireless service level assigned to each of the different customerpremises equipment (subscribers), the wireless service level indicates arespective wireless service bandwidth (and/or wireless link quality)assigned to the customer premises equipment.

In accordance with further embodiments, the multiple wireless channelsassigned by the spectrum access system for use by the wireless basestation and/or tiered service management resource includes wirelessbandwidth and/or channels available in a CBRS (Citizens Band RadioSystem) frequency band. Based on the nature of CBRS channels, use of theSAS-allocated channels can be revoked at any time in favor of use of thecorresponding bandwidth (such as one or more wireless channels) by ahigher priority incumbent user or licensed user.

In yet further embodiments, the tiered service management resourceprovisionally selects the one or more wireless channels for use by thecustomer premises equipment. For example, the tiered service managementresource can be configured to communicate operational settings assignedfor use by the customer premises equipment through the wireless basestation to the target customer premises equipment. During confirmationor verification phase, the customer premises equipment uses the(wireless communication) operational settings (such as its location,antenna parameters, etc.) to formulate a request to the spectrum accesssystem to confirm use of the provisionally assigned portion of bandwidth(such as one or more wireless channels) as indicated by the tieredservice management resource.

Accordingly, embodiments herein include receiving notification ofwireless bandwidth allocated by a spectrum access system. A tieredservice management resource then controls re-allocation (selection andassignment) of the different wireless bandwidth to each of multiplefixed customer premises equipment (wireless access points) depending ona tiered subscription levels assigned to respective subscribers and/orother parameters such as location of the customer premises equipment,wireless channel interference at the location, etc.

Second Embodiments

As previously discussed, embodiments herein include different customerpremises equipment in a wireless network environment. Each can beassigned a different tiered level of wireless service.

In accordance with further embodiments, during operation, the customerpremises equipment receives notification of a wireless channel selectedfrom wireless bandwidth (such as one or more wireless channels)allocated for use by a wireless base station. The tiered servicemanagement resource provisionally allocates the wireless channel to thecustomer premises equipment for its use. In one embodiment, the customerpremises equipment receiving the assignment uses the allocated bandwidth(such as an allocated one or more wireless channels) to communicate withthe wireless base station and access a remote network such as theInternet.

In furtherance of using the selected bandwidth (one or more wirelesschannels) as indicated by the tiered service management resource, thecustomer premises equipment can be configured to obtain information fromthe tiered service management resource to generate a formal request tothe spectrum access system to use the wireless channels. The customerpremises equipment communicates the formal request to the spectrumaccess system to register the use of the one or more wireless channelsallocated by the tiered service management resource.

In accordance with further embodiments, the wireless bandwidth isinitially allocated by the spectrum access system to the wireless basestation; the wireless base station communicates notification of theSAS-allocated bandwidth to the tiered service management resource. Thetiered service management resource (such as allocation managementhardware) then reallocates one or more selected wireless channel (orportions thereof) to the customer premises equipment to communicate withthe wireless base station.

In one embodiment, selection of the bandwidth (such as one or morewireless channels) re-allocated to the customer premises equipment isbased on a wireless subscription level assigned to the user. Forexample, higher tier subscribers are assigned more bandwidth or higherquality wireless communication link than lower tier subscribers.

In yet further embodiments, the wireless network environment includesmultiple wireless base stations and customer premises equipment operatedat different locations in a respective wireless network. The tieredservice management resource manages re-allocation of first bandwidth(such as one or more wireless channels allocated from the spectrumaccess system) to the first customer premises equipment at a firstlocation in the wireless network environment. The tiered servicemanagement resource manages re-allocation of bandwidth (such as one ormore wireless channels allocated from the spectrum access system) to thesecond customer premises equipment at a second location in the wirelessnetwork environment.

In one embodiment, in a manner as previously discussed, each of thedifferent customer premises equipment is at least provisionally assigneduse of a respective amount of wireless bandwidth or one or more wirelesschannels. Further, as previously discussed, the customer premisesequipment communicates with the spectrum access system (such as througha respective wireless base station) to formally register the customerpremises equipment with the spectrum access system to use theprovisionally allocated wireless bandwidth (such as one or more wirelesschannels).

In accordance with still further embodiments, the customer premisesequipment obtains (from any suitable resource) information associatedwith the customer premises equipment such as: i) a location of thecustomer premises equipment, ii) antenna information, iii) power levelinformation, iv) channel information, etc.

The customer premises equipment utilizes the retrieved information togenerate and communicate the above-mentioned request message through awireless base station to the spectrum access system originallyallocating the wireless bandwidth. Via formal registration of thecustomer premises equipment and use of the wireless bandwidth, thespectrum access system confirms grant and further use of theprovisionally allocated wireless bandwidth to the customer premisesequipment. Grant can further include notification to the customerpremises equipment that the customer premises equipment is able totransmit a particular power level, such as a same or different powerlevel than originally requested by the customer premises equipment.

Third Embodiments

Further embodiments herein include selective re-allocation of wirelesschannels based on current operating conditions of customer premisesequipment.

For example, at a first location (such as at a location where firstcustomer premises is being installed) in the wireless networkenvironment, a wireless scanner resource scans a wireless spectrum todetect interference levels associated with multiple wireless channels.An operator (such as an installer) of the wireless scanner resourcecommunicates the scan information indicating the detected interferencelevels to the tiered service management resource (such as allocationmanagement hardware). Note that the installer can communicate furtherinformation such as an identity of a subscriber to which the customerpremises equipment has been assigned, location information indicatingwhere the customer premises equipment is being installed, etc.

In one embodiment, in addition to receiving the scan informationobtained at the first location, the tiered service management resourcereceives notification of wireless bandwidth assigned for use in avicinity of the first location by a spectrum access system. The tieredservice management resource selects (re-allocates) wireless bandwidthfrom one or more wireless channels allocated for use by the spectrumaccess system. The tiered service management resource then communicatesthe re-allocated portion of wireless bandwidth (such as selected one ormore wireless channels) to the first customer premises equipment toconfigure the first customer premises equipment at the first location touse the selected one or more wireless channels.

In accordance with further embodiments, in addition to communicating thescan information to the tiered service management resource, an installerof the customer premises equipment communicates an identity of acorresponding subscriber associated with the first customer premisesequipment being installed at the first location. In one embodiment, thetiered service management resource utilizes the identity of thecorresponding subscriber to identify a respective wireless service tierassigned to the subscriber. For example, the tiered service managementresource maps an identity of the corresponding subscriber domiciled atthe first location (or wireless device being installed) to asubscription level assigned to the subscriber.

Based on the subscription level assigned to the subscriber and wirelessinterference information from the scanner resource, the tiered servicemanagement resource selects bandwidth (such as one or more wirelesschannels) from the SAS-allocated bandwidth (one or more wirelesschannels) and assigns it for use by the customer premises equipment.

In accordance with yet further embodiments, the customer premisesequipment is allocated one or more channels in their entirety (at leastfor specific durations of time) from among the channels assigned to thebase station. In one embodiment, the customer premises equipment mayneed to share wireless channels with other customer premises equipment.In such an instance, the one or more wireless channels may be scheduledfor use by particular customer premises equipment (through the servingeNB or wireless base station) only for a fraction of time to provide therequisite bandwidth services to the customer premises equipment.

The one or more channels are allocated based on various factors such as:

-   -   location of respective customer premises equipment    -   profile of a respective subscriber (with the customer premises        equipment)    -   characteristics of an antenna associated with the customer        premises equipment    -   bandwidth needs of the customer premises equipment    -   operator policies providing the wireless service the customer        premises equipment

Note that any of the resources as discussed herein can include one ormore computerized devices, mobile communication devices, servers, basestations, wireless communication equipment, communication managementsystems, controllers, workstations, user equipment, handheld or laptopcomputers, or the like to carry out and/or support any or all of themethod operations disclosed herein. In other words, one or morecomputerized devices or processors can be programmed and/or configuredto operate as explained herein to carry out the different embodiments asdescribed herein.

Yet other embodiments herein include software programs to perform thesteps and operations summarized above and disclosed in detail below. Onesuch embodiment comprises a computer program product including anon-transitory computer-readable storage medium (i.e., any computerreadable hardware storage medium) on which software instructions areencoded for subsequent execution. The instructions, when executed in acomputerized device (hardware) having a processor, program and/or causethe processor (hardware) to perform the operations disclosed herein.Such arrangements are typically provided as software, code,instructions, and/or other data (e.g., data structures) arranged orencoded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium such as anoptical medium (e.g., CD-ROM), floppy disk, hard disk, memory stick,memory device, etc., or other a medium such as firmware in one or moreROM, RAM, PROM, etc., or as an Application Specific Integrated Circuit(ASIC), etc. The software or firmware or other such configurations canbe installed onto a computerized device to cause the computerized deviceto perform the techniques explained herein.

Accordingly, embodiments herein are directed to a method, system,computer program product, etc., that supports operations as discussedherein.

One embodiment includes a computer readable storage medium and/or systemhaving instructions stored thereon to facilitate wireless communicationsin a network environment. The instructions, when executed by computerprocessor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware (such as oneor more co-located or disparately located processor devices) to: receivenotification from a wireless base station, the notification indicatingmultiple wireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system for useby the wireless base station in a network environment; receive acommunication indicating a wireless spectrum scan performed at alocation from which customer premises equipment is installed towirelessly communicate with the wireless base station; and allocate,based on a fixed wireless service level assigned to the customerpremises equipment and the wireless spectrum scan, one or more of themultiple wireless channels for use by the customer premises equipment.

Another embodiment includes a computer readable storage medium and/orsystem having instructions stored thereon. The instructions, whenexecuted by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processorhardware (such as one or more co-located or disparately processordevices) to: receive notification of a wireless channel selected frommultiple wireless channels allocated to a wireless base station, thewireless channel provisionally reallocated to the customer premisesequipment to communicate with the wireless base station; obtaininformation associated with the customer premises equipment to generatea request; and communicate the request to a spectrum access system toregister the use of the selected wireless channel by the customerpremises equipment.

Yet another embodiment herein includes a computer readable storagemedium and/or system having instructions stored thereon. Theinstructions, when executed by computer processor hardware, cause thecomputer processor hardware (such as one or more co-located ordisparately processor devices) to: at a first location in a wirelessnetwork environment, scan a wireless spectrum to detect interferencelevels associated with multiple wireless channels; communicate scaninformation indicating the detected interference levels to allocationmanagement hardware; from the allocation management hardware, receivenotification of a wireless channel assigned to first customer premisesequipment being installed at the first location, the wireless channelselected from multiple wireless channels allocated for use by a spectrumaccess system; and configure the first customer premises equipment atthe first location with the assigned wireless channel to communicate inthe wireless network environment.

The ordering of the steps above has been added for clarity sake. Notethat any of the processing steps as discussed herein can be performed inany suitable order. Other embodiments of the present disclosure includesoftware programs and/or respective hardware to perform any of themethod embodiment steps and operations summarized above and disclosed indetail below.

It is to be understood that the system, method, apparatus, instructionson computer readable storage media, etc., as discussed herein also canbe embodied strictly as a software program, firmware, as a hybrid ofsoftware, hardware and/or firmware, or as hardware alone such as withina processor (hardware or software), or within an operating system or awithin a software application.

As discussed herein, techniques herein are well suited to provide moreefficient use of wireless services to communication devices. However, itshould be noted that embodiments herein are not limited to use in suchapplications and that the techniques discussed herein are well suitedfor other applications as well.

Additionally, note that although each of the different features,techniques, configurations, etc., herein may be discussed in differentplaces of this disclosure, it is intended, where suitable, that each ofthe concepts can optionally be executed independently of each other orin combination with each other. Accordingly, the one or more presentinventions as described herein can be embodied and viewed in manydifferent ways.

Also, note that this preliminary discussion of embodiments herein (BRIEFDESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS) purposefully does not specify everyembodiment and/or incrementally novel aspect of the present disclosureor claimed invention(s). Instead, this brief description only presentsgeneral embodiments and corresponding points of novelty overconventional techniques. For additional details and/or possibleperspectives (permutations) of the invention(s), the reader is directedto the Detailed Description section (which is a summary of embodiments)and corresponding figures of the present disclosure as further discussedbelow.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an example diagram illustrating a wireless network environmentand notification of spectrum access system-allocated wireless bandwidthaccording to embodiments herein.

FIG. 2 is an example diagram illustrating subscriber mapping informationand channel allocation information according to embodiments herein.

FIG. 3 is an example diagram illustrating communication of scaninformation and establishment of a wireless communication link accordingto embodiments herein.

FIG. 4 is an example diagram illustrating update of channel allocationinformation after re-assignment from a tiered service managementresource according to embodiments herein.

FIG. 5 is an example diagram illustrating communications to and from atiered service management resource according to embodiments herein.

FIG. 6 is an example diagram illustrating registration of customerpremises equipment with a spectrum access system according toembodiments herein.

FIG. 7 is an example diagram illustrating a summary of data flowsamongst different resources in wireless network environment according toembodiments herein.

FIG. 8 is an example diagram illustrating channel usage at differenttimes according to embodiments herein.

FIG. 9 is an example diagram illustrating example computer architectureoperable to execute one or more operations according to embodimentsherein.

FIGS. 10-12 are example diagrams illustrating methods according toembodiments herein.

The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of theinvention will be apparent from the following more particulardescription of preferred embodiments herein, as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to thesame parts throughout the different views. The drawings are notnecessarily to scale, with emphasis instead being placed uponillustrating the embodiments, principles, concepts, etc.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In accordance with general embodiments, a tiered service managementresource in a network environment receives notification of wirelessbandwidth such as one or more wireless channels allocated by a spectrumaccess system (a.k.a., SAS). The spectrum access system allocates thewireless bandwidth (such as one or more wireless channels) for use by awireless base station (and other wireless base stations) in the networkenvironment. The tiered service management resource controls theallocation of the SAS-allocated wireless bandwidth for fixed wirelessaccess (in respective customer premises or subscriber domains) based onone or more factors such as a subscription tier (bandwidth, quality ofservice, etc.) assigned to a respective subscriber domain/subscriber,wireless channel interference detected in the respective subscriberdomain, location of the respective subscriber domain, etc.

More specifically, FIG. 1 is an example diagram illustrating a wirelessnetwork environment and notification of allocated wireless bandwidthaccording to embodiments herein.

In this example embodiment, the network environment 100 includessubscriber domain 151, subscriber domain 152, subscriber domain 153,etc., wireless base station 131, tiered service management resource 150,spectrum access system 160, repository 180, and network 190.

Subscriber domain 151 includes customer premises equipment 121 (beinginstalled by user 108); subscriber domain 152 includes customer premisesequipment 122 (previously installed); subscriber domain 153 includescustomer premises equipment 123 (previously installed); and so on.

Note that each of the resources as described herein such as wirelessbase station 131, spectrum access system 160, tiered service managementresource 150, customer premises equipment 121, etc., can be implementedas hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

As further discussed herein, subsequent to being allocated wirelessbandwidth (such as use of one or more wireless channels in theirentirety), the respective customer premises equipment provides any ofone or more communication devices in a respective subscriber domainaccess to network 190 through a combination respective customer premisesequipment, wireless link, wireless base station 131 and backhaul 175.

The following disclosure further describes how the tiered servicemanagement resource 150 oversees management and selection and assignment(re-allocation) of wireless channels in the network environment 100.

In one embodiment, the wireless base station 131 initially communicateswith the spectrum access system 160 for allocation of bandwidth such asone or more wireless channels that are subsequently used to providewireless connectivity to the subscriber domains 151, 152, 153, etc.

Assume in this example that, via communications 101, the wireless basestation 131 receives notification from the spectrum access system 160that wireless channel #11, wireless channel #12, wireless channel #14,and wireless channel #1, are allocated for use by the wireless basestation 131.

In one embodiment, the multiple wireless channels (1, 11, 12, and 14)assigned by the spectrum access system 160 for use by the wireless basestation includes wireless channels available in a CBRS (Citizens BandRadio System) frequency band. The allocated wireless channels caninclude: one or more Priority Access Lease (PAL) wireless channels,General Authorized Access (GAA) wireless channels, or a combination ofboth.

Note that the customer premises equipment in network environmentcommunicates in accordance with any suitable wireless protocol. In oneembodiment, the customer premises equipment in network environment 100communicates via the LTE

(Long Term Evolution) protocol (5G protocol).

Based on the nature of CBRS channels, note that assignment/use of theSAS-allocated channels can be revoked at any time to enable use of thecorresponding bandwidth (such as one or more wireless channels) by ahigher priority incumbent user such as the government or licensed user.

Via further communications 102, subsequent to learning of assignedbandwidth via communications 101, the wireless base station 131 notifiestiered service management resource 150 of the allocated wirelesschannels wireless channel #11, wireless channel #12, wireless channel#14, and wireless channel #1.

Note that, as an alternative to receiving notification of allocatedwireless channels from the wireless base station 131, if desired, thetiered service management resource 150 can be configured to receive thenotification of allocated wireless bandwidth from the spectrum accesssystem 160 or any other suitable resource.

Tiered service management resource 150 stores the allocated channels asSAS-allocated channel information 163.

As further discussed herein, subsequent to allocation by the spectrumaccess system 160, the tiered service management resource 150 furtherassigns (such as via re-allocation) the SAS-allocated bandwidth todifferent customer premises equipment depending on one or more factorsor conditions such as different wireless service tiers assigned torespective subscriber domains, amount of noise for each of the wirelesschannels in a particular location, etc.

Accordingly, general embodiments herein include a multi-level allocationof wireless bandwidth. In other words, the spectrum access system 160initially allocates a set of wireless channels such as wireless channel#1, wireless channel #11, wireless channel #12, wireless channel #14, tothe wireless base station 131. The tiered service management resource150 selectively re-allocates use of those channels to the correspondingcustomer premises equipment disposed in different subscriber domains.

In one embodiment, re-allocation includes the tiered service managementresource 150 communicating message information specifying there-allocated portion (such as one or more channels chosen from wirelesschannel #1, wireless channel #11, wireless channel #12, wireless channel#14, portions of a channel, etc.) of the SAS-allocated bandwidth to therespective customer premises equipment or installer. In other words, thetiered service management resource 150 provides notification of thedifferent assigned portion of bandwidth to be used by the respectivecustomer premises equipment to communicate with the wireless basestation 131.

FIG. 2 is an example diagram illustrating subscriber-to-tier mappinginformation, channel allocation information, and SAS-allocated channelinformation according to embodiments herein.

Based on assignment of wireless channels as previously discussed, theSAS-allocated channel information 163 indicates assignment of wirelesschannels #1, #11, #12, and #14 to wireless base station 131. In otherwords, the wireless base station 131 (or corresponding general locationof the wireless base station 131) is initially assigned use of wirelesschannel #1, wireless channel #11, wireless channel #12, and wirelesschannel #14.

Note that a bandwidth amount and which of the wireless channels (orportions) that is assigned for use by the wireless base station 131 candynamically change over time. In such an instance, to accommodatedifferent tiered customer premises equipment, the tiered servicemanagement resource 150 can be configured to change which channels arere-allocated for use by the different customer premises equipment. Inother words, if certain wireless bandwidth is no longer available, thetiered service management resource 150 can be configured to re-allocateany remaining wireless channels to the customer premises equipmentdepending their subscription levels. The tiered service managementresource also can revoke of wireless channels allocated to firstcustomer premises equipment and allocate it for use by another ifneeded.

Further embodiments herein include allocating use of a respective one ormore channels for durations of time to each of the customer premisesequipment such that the different customer premises equipment shares useach of the same wireless channel but at different times.

As its name suggests, the subscriber information 161-1 indicatesattributes of a respective subscriber or subscriber domain.

For example, the subscriber information 161-1 indicates that thesubscriber domain 151 has not yet been assigned customer premisesequipment. Subscriber information 161-1 further indicates that thesubscriber domain 151 is assigned tier #1 (such as highest tier)wireless services (20 megabyte per second wireless uplink/downlinkservice).

Subscriber information 161-1 further indicates that the customerpremises equipment 122 is assigned to a subscriber associated withsubscriber domain 152. Subscriber information 161-1 indicates that thesubscriber domain 152 is assigned tier #3 (such as lowest tier) wirelessservices (5 megabyte per second wireless uplink/downlink service).

Subscriber information 161-1 further indicates that the customerpremises equipment 123 is assigned to a subscriber in subscriber domain153. Subscriber information 161-1 indicates that the subscriber domain153 is assigned tier #2 (middle tier) wireless services (10 megabyte persecond wireless downlink service).

The subscriber information 161-1 further indicates that the customerpremises equipment 124 is assigned to a subscriber in subscriber domain154. Subscriber information 161-1 indicates that the subscriber domain154 is assigned tier #3 (lowest tier) wireless services (5 megabyte persecond wireless uplink/downlink service).

Accordingly, the tiered wireless service management resource 150maintains a map (such as subscriber information 161-1) indicating afixed wireless service level assigned to each of the different customerpremises equipment, subscribers, and/or subscriber domains in networkenvironment 100.

As previously discussed, the wireless service level (such as tier #1,tier #2, tier #3) indicates a respective wireless service or bandwidth(and/or wireless link quality) currently assigned to the differentcustomer premises equipment. Tier #1 supports highest bandwidth such as20 MB/s; tier #2 supports medium bandwidth such as 10 MB/s; tier #3supports lowest bandwidth such as 5 MB/s;

As further shown in FIG. 2, the channel allocation information 162-1indicates the different wireless channels (such as channels 11, 12, and14) assigned (such as already re-allocated) by the tiered servicemanagement resource 150 to different customer premises equipment.

For example, the channel allocation information 162-1 indicates thatcustomer premises equipment 122 is assigned an ID of XXZ2) and isinstalled and operated in subscriber domain 152, which is currentlyassigned use of wireless channel #11. Use of wireless channel #11provides a 5 megabyte per second (MB/s) wireless data rate servicebetween the customer premises equipment 122 and the wireless basestation 131.

The channel allocation information 162-1 further indicates that customerpremises equipment 123 is assigned ID of XXZ3 and is installed andoperated in subscriber domain 153, which is currently assigned use ofwireless channel #12. Use of the wireless channel #12 provides a 10megabyte per second wireless data rate service between the customerpremises equipment 123 and the wireless base station 131.

The channel allocation information 162-1 further indicates that customerpremises equipment 124 assigned ID of XYZ6 is installed and operated insubscriber domain 154, which is currently assigned use of wirelesschannel #14. Use of wireless channel #14 provides a 5 megabyte persecond wireless data rate service between the customer premisesequipment 124 and the wireless base station 131.

FIG. 3 is an example diagram illustrating communication of scaninformation and establishment of a wireless communication link accordingto embodiments herein.

In one example embodiment, prior to re-allocating the wireless bandwidth(such as one or more wireless channels as specified by SAS-allocatedchannel information 163) to the subscriber domain 151, the installer 108of customer premises equipment 121 performs a wireless scan test in thesubscriber domain 151 to determine which of the wireless channels in theavailable spectrum (such as wireless channel #1, 11, 12, and 14, oralternatively all wireless channels) experience wireless interference.The scan test ensures that allocation of a respective one or morewireless channels to the customer premises equipment 121 would makesense. For example, allocating a corresponding wireless channel in whichthe customer premises equipment 121 experiences a high amount ofinterference probably would result in poor use of the correspondingwireless channel. Conversely, allocating a corresponding wirelesschannel in which the customer premises equipment 121 experiences a lowamount of interference probably would result in good use of thecorresponding wireless channel.

In one embodiment, subsequent to scanning for wireless interferenceamongst the wireless channels, the installer 108 operating the wirelessscanner resource 172 communicates the respective scan informationindicating the detected interference level of different communicationchannels in subscriber domain 151 to the tiered service managementresource (such as allocation management hardware).

Note that the subscriber domain 151 and devices 199-1, 199-2, etc., maynot yet have access to any networks until the customer premisesequipment 121 is installed.

Further in this example embodiment, the tiered service managementresource 150 receives, via communications 103, results of the wirelessspectrum scan performed at the subscriber domain 151 in which thecustomer premises equipment 151 in the network environment is (being)installed to provide wirelessly connectivity of the subscriber domainand communication devices 199 therein to the wireless base station 131.The scan information can be communicated in any suitable manner such asvia the wireless scan resource 172 and/or a wireless communicationdevice operated by the installer 108.

In one embodiment, in addition to communicating scan information to thetiered service management resource 150, the installer 108 communicatesan identity (ID value such as XYZ1) assigned to the customer premisesequipment 121 over a respective communication link to the tiered servicemanagement resource 150. The installer 108 also communicates an identityand/or attributes of the subscriber domain 151 (such as location of thesubscriber domain 151) to the tiered service management resource 150.

The tiered service management resource 150 uses the subscriberinformation 161 to map the subscriber domain 151 to a corresponding tierassigned to the subscriber domain 151. In this example embodiment, thetiered service management resource 150 determines that the subscriberdomain 151 is assigned tier #1, in which sufficient wireless bandwidthmust be allocated to the customer premises equipment 121 to support a 20megabytes per second wireless data rate.

Based on the identified fixed wireless service level (tier #1 and 20MB/s data rate) assigned to the customer premises equipment 121 and thewireless spectrum scan information indicating that wireless interferenceon wireless channel #1 is low in the subscriber domain 151, the tieredservice management resource 150 re-allocates a portion of the bandwidth(such as wireless channel #1) for use by the customer premises equipment121.

If wireless channel #1 has not yet been allocated to the wireless basestation 131 or tiered service management resource 150, the wireless basestation 131 or tiered service management resource 150 can be configuredto communicate with the spectrum access system 160 for additionalbandwidth.

Further in this example embodiment, the tiered service managementresource 150 communicates the provisionally allocated wireless channel#1 to user-installer 108, who configures the customer premises equipment121 to (at least temporarily) communicate using wireless channel #1.

Based on the new allocation of wireless channel #1, the tiered servicemanagement resource 150 updates the channel allocation information 162-2as shown in FIG. 4.

Referring again to FIG. 3, via communications 104, the customer premisesequipment 121 establishes a respective wireless communication link 327with the wireless base station 131 using the newly allocated wirelesschannel #1, such as programmed by the user 108 (installer).

FIG. 5 is an example diagram illustrating communications to a tiermanagement resource according to embodiments herein.

In furtherance of using the bandwidth (such as wireless channel #1)provisionally assigned by the tiered service management resource 150,the customer premises equipment 121 registers with the spectrum accesssystem 160 to confirm use of this bandwidth (wireless channel #1).

In one embodiment, in furtherance of registering, via communications105, the customer premises equipment obtains 121 information from thetiered service management resource 150 to generate a formal request touse the wireless channel #1.

Via communications 105, the tiered service management resource 150communicates operational settings assigned for use by the customerpremises equipment 121 through the wireless base station 131 to thecustomer premises equipment 121. The customer premises equipment 121uses the (wireless communication) operational settings to formulate arequest to the spectrum access system 160 to confirm or register use ofthe provisionally assigned portion of bandwidth (such as wirelesschannel #1) as indicated by the tiered service management resource 150.

More specifically, in accordance with further embodiments, the customerpremises equipment 121 provisionally allocated channel #1 communicateswith the tiered service management resource 150 or any other suitableresource to retrieve information associated with the customer premisesequipment such as: i) a location of the customer premises equipment, ii)antenna information, iii) power level information, iv) channelinformation, etc.

As further discussed below in FIG. 6, the customer premises equipment121 utilizes any or all of this retrieved information to generate andcommunicate a formal registration request message through the wirelessbase station 131 to the spectrum access system 160.

In one embodiment, the customer premises equipment is required togenerate the formal request to use the wireless channel #1 at itscurrent location (subscriber domain 151). Registration with the spectrumaccess system 160 ensures that the customer premises equipment 121 doesnot interfere with other devices in the network environment 100.

FIG. 6 is an example diagram illustrating registration of customerpremises equipment with a spectrum access system according toembodiments herein.

In one embodiment, if the customer premises equipment 121 transmits at awireless power transmit below a threshold value such as 200 mWatts,there is no need for the customer premises equipment 121 to registerwith the spectrum access system 160 to use the allocated wirelesschannels. However, if the customer premises equipment 121 wishes towirelessly transmit at a power level greater than threshold value, thecustomer premises equipment 121 may be required to register itself withthe spectrum access system 160.

Thus, the provisional allocation of the wireless channel #1 may onlyallow communications at a lower power transmit level lower than what isneeded for the customer premises equipment 121 to support a sufficientwireless communication data rate back to the wireless base station 131on a respective uplink.

Assuming that the customer premises equipment 121 needs to transmit at ahigher power level than merely a standard mobile communication device incommunication with the wireless base station 131, in a manner aspreviously discussed, the customer premises equipment 121 registers withthe spectrum access system 160 to use the provisionally allocatedwireless channel #1 at a higher power level.

In one embodiment, registration to use the wireless channel #1 includescommunicating (via communications 106) a respective request from thecustomer premises equipment 121 over the wireless communication link 327through the wireless base station to the spectrum access system 160. Thecustomer premises equipment 121 requests use of the wireless channel #1allocated by the tiered service management resource 150. Based oninformation retrieved from one or more resources, the request includesany suitable information such as: i) a location of the customer premisesequipment, ii) attributes of antenna associated with the customerpremises equipment 121, iii) power transmit level information (such aswireless power level at which the customer premises equipment 121 wouldlike to transmit), iv) allocated channel information such as identity ofwireless channel #1, etc.

After the spectrum access system 160 determines that use of the wirelesschannel #1 is acceptable at the subscriber domain 151, via a message tothe customer premises equipment 121, the spectrum access system 160grants use of the wireless channel #1 via a notification to the customerpremises equipment 121.

Subsequent to registration, the customer premises equipment 121 providesone or more devices 199-1 and 199-2 in the subscriber domain 151 accessto and retrieval of content from the network 190 via communications(such as via wireless channel #1) between the customer premisesequipment 121 and the wireless base station 131 over the wirelesscommunication link 327.

FIG. 7 is an example diagram illustrating a summary of data flowsamongst different resources in wireless network environment according toembodiments herein.

Via communications 101, the wireless base station (such as a CBSD,eNodeB) receives allocation of wireless channels from the spectrumaccess system 160.

As previously discussed, the spectrum access system 160 can beconfigured to allocate wireless channels from a CBRS wireless spectrum(such as one or more 10 MHz wireless channels between 3.550 and 3.700GHz). The SAS-allocated channels can include one or more PAL (PriorityAccess License) channels, one or more GAA (General Authorized Access)channels, or a combination of these different types of wireless channel.

In one embodiment, the customer premises equipment 121 initially has nowireless service or wired service to the backhaul 175 (FIG. 1). Viacommunications 102, the wireless base station 131 communicates theallocated channel information (such as allocated wireless channel #1,wireless channel #11, wireless channel #12, wireless channel #14) to thetiered wireless service management resource 150. As previouslydiscussed, the tiered service management resource 150 produces andstores the SAS-allocated channel information 163 to keep track ofallocated channels.

Via communications 103, the installer 108 installing the customerpremises equipment 121 in the subscriber domain 151 communicateswireless spectrum scan information to the tiered wireless managementresource 150. The wireless spectrum scan information indicates the levelof interference associated with the different channels in the CBRSspectrum. Accordingly, the tiered wireless management resource 150 isnotified of which wireless channels would be best suited forimplementation in the customer premises equipment 121. In addition tocommunicating the spectrum scan information to the tiered wirelessmanagement resource 150, the user 108 communicates customer informationand/or an identity (such as XYZ1) of a respective customer premisesequipment 121 being installed in the subscriber domain 151. In oneembodiment, the installer 108 communicates with the tiered servicemanagement resource 150 to notify the tiered service management resource150 of a tier level assigned to the subscriber domain 151.Alternatively, the tiered service management resource 150 learns of thetier assigned to the customer premises equipment 121 via storedsubscriber information.

In a reverse direction, via communications 103, the tiered servicemanagement resource 150 notifies the installer and/or customer premisesequipment 121 of a respective one or more wireless channels assigned foruse by the customer premises equipment 121. In this example embodimentassume that the customer premises equipment 121 has been assignedwireless channel #1. The user 108 programs the customer premisesequipment 121 to use wireless channel #1.

Via communications 104, the customer premises equipment 121 establishesa respective wireless communication link 327 with the wireless basestation 131 over allocated wireless channel #1.

Via communications 105 over the wireless communication link 327 to thetiered service management resource 150, the customer premises equipment121 retrieves information from the tiered service management resource150 such as setting information, location information, antennainformation, wireless power transmit setting information, channelassignment information, etc., associated with the customer premisesequipment 121. In one embodiment, the customer premises equipment 121uses the received setting information to formulate a request transmittedto the spectrum access system 160.

Via further communications 106, the customer premises equipment 121communicates the generated request to register the customer premisesequipment 121 with the spectrum access system 160 and use theprovisionally allocated wireless channel #1 based on the settingsprovided by the tiered service management resource 150. In a reversedirection, the spectrum access system 160 notifies the customer premisesequipment 121 that it is allocated to use the wireless channel #1 viathe specified settings. As previously discussed, the notification canindicate a power level at which the customer premises equipment 121 isable to wirelessly communicate using wireless channel #1.

FIG. 8 is an example diagram illustrating channel usage at differenttimes according to embodiments herein.

As previously discussed, the spectrum access system 160 allocateswireless channels #1 (such as a PAL channel), #11 (such as a GAAchannel), #12 (such as a GAA channel), and #14 (such as a GAA channel).In this example embodiment, these wireless channels are available to thewireless base station 131 between time T1 and time T2. The channels areallocated in a manner as previously discussed to different customerpremises equipment.

Assume that at around time T2, the incumbent user takes over use ofwireless channels #8 through #12. This means that customer premisesequipment 122 and customer premises equipment 123 are no longer able touse wireless channel #11 and wireless channel #12 between time T2 andtime T4. Accordingly, lower tiered subscribers assigned lower qualitywireless channels #11 and #12 (such as GAA wireless channels) are nolonger provided wireless access via wireless base station 131 usingwireless channel #11 and #12 in this time range. Since wireless channel#14 is still available, the tiered service management resource 150 canbe configured to provide shared use of this channel amongst the lowertier customer premises equipment 122, 123, etc.

However, note that the wireless channel #1 (such as a PAL wirelesschannel) re-allocated to the customer premises equipment 131 providescontinued connectivity with the wireless base station 131 since use ofthe licensed wireless channel #1 has not been terminated.

Accordingly, in one embodiment, the tiered service management resource150 can be configured to allocate more desirable PAL or licensedwireless channels to higher tiered subscriber domains (such as a thoseassigned tier #1). The tiered service management resource 150 can beconfigured to assign lower tiered subscriber domains such as thoseassigned tier #3 are assigned use of GAA wireless channels.

FIG. 9 is an example block diagram of a computer system for implementingany of the operations as previously discussed according to embodimentsherein.

Any of the resources (such as wireless base station 131, spectrum accesssystem 160, tiered service management resource 150, customer premisesequipment 121, etc.) as discussed herein can be configured to includecomputer processor hardware and/or corresponding executable instructionsto carry out the different operations as discussed herein.

As shown, computer system 950 of the present example includes aninterconnect 911 that couples computer readable storage media 912 suchas a non-transitory type of media (which can be any suitable type ofhardware storage medium in which digital information can be stored andretrieved), a processor 913 (computer processor hardware), I/O interface914, and a communications interface 917.

I/O interface(s) 914 supports connectivity to repository 980 and inputresource 992.

Computer readable storage medium 912 can be any hardware storage devicesuch as memory, optical storage, hard drive, floppy disk, etc. In oneembodiment, the computer readable storage medium 912 stores instructionsand/or data.

As shown, computer readable storage media 912 can be encoded withcommunication management application 140-1 (e.g., includinginstructions) to carry out any of the operations as discussed herein.

During operation of one embodiment, processor 913 accesses computerreadable storage media 912 via the use of interconnect 911 in order tolaunch, run, execute, interpret or otherwise perform the instructions incommunication management application 140-1 stored on computer readablestorage medium 912. Execution of the communication managementapplication 140-1 produces communication management process 140-2 tocarry out any of the operations and/or processes as discussed herein.

Those skilled in the art will understand that the computer system 950can include other processes and/or software and hardware components,such as an operating system that controls allocation and use of hardwareresources to execute communication management application 140-1.

In accordance with different embodiments, note that computer system mayreside in any of various types of devices, including, but not limitedto, a mobile computer, a personal computer system, a wireless device, awireless access point, a base station, phone device, desktop computer,laptop, notebook, netbook computer, mainframe computer system, handheldcomputer, workstation, network computer, application server, storagedevice, a consumer electronics device such as a camera, camcorder, settop box, mobile device, video game console, handheld video game device,a peripheral device such as a switch, modem, router, set-top box,content management device, handheld remote control device, any type ofcomputing or electronic device, etc. The computer system 850 may resideat any location or can be included in any suitable resource in anynetwork environment to implement functionality as discussed herein.

Functionality supported by the different resources will now be discussedvia flowcharts in FIGS. 10-12. Note that the steps in the flowchartsbelow can be executed in any suitable order.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart 1000 illustrating an example method according toembodiments. Note that there will be some overlap with respect toconcepts as discussed above.

In processing operation 1010, the tiered service management resource 150receives notification (such as via communications 102) from a wirelessbase station 131. The notification indicates multiple wireless channels(such as channels #1, #11, #12, and #14) allocated by the spectrumaccess system 160 for use by the wireless base station 131 in thenetwork environment 100.

In processing operation 1020, the tiered service management resource 150receives a communication (such as via communications 103) indicating awireless spectrum scan at a location (such as subscriber domain 151)from which customer premises equipment 151 is installed to wirelesslycommunicate with the wireless base station 131.

In processing operation 1030, the tiered service management resource 150allocates, based on a fixed wireless service level (such as tier #1)assigned to the customer premises equipment 121 and the wirelessspectrum scan from wireless scan resource 172, a portion of the multiplewireless channels (such as wireless channel #1) for use by the customerpremises equipment 121.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart 1100 illustrating an example method according toembodiments. Note that there will be some overlap with respect toconcepts as discussed above.

In processing operation 1110, the customer premises equipment 121receives notification of a wireless channel (such as wireless channel#1) selected from multiple wireless channels allocated to wireless basestation 131 by tiered service management resource 150. In oneembodiment, the wireless channel (such as wireless channel #1) isprovisionally assigned by the tiered service management resource 150 tothe customer premises equipment 121 to communicate with the wirelessbase station 131.

In processing operation 1120, the customer premises equipment 121provisionally allocated wireless channel #1 obtains informationassociated with the customer premises equipment 121 to generate arequest to use the wireless channel #1.

In processing operation 1130, the customer premises equipment 121communicates the request (such as via communications 106) to a spectrumaccess system to register the use of the selected wireless channel #1 bythe customer premises equipment 121 in the wireless network environment100.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart 1200 illustrating an example method according toembodiments. Note that there will be some overlap with respect toconcepts as discussed above.

In processing operation 1210, at a first location in a wireless networkenvironment, a wireless scan resource 172 (such as operated by user 108)scans a wireless spectrum to detect interference levels associated withmultiple wireless channels.

In processing operation 1220, a communication device communicates scaninformation indicating the detected interference levels to tieredservice management resource 150.

In processing operation 1230, the user 108 receives notification ofwireless channel #1 assigned to customer premises equipment 121 beinginstalled at the first location (subscriber domain 151). In oneembodiment, the wireless channel #1 is selected from multiple wirelesschannels (such as wireless channels #1, #11, #12, and #14) allocated foruse by a spectrum access system 160.

In processing operation 1240, the user 108 configures the customerpremises equipment 121 at the first location (such as subscriber domain)with the assigned wireless channel #1 to communicate in the wirelessnetwork environment 100.

Note again that techniques herein are well suited to facilitate dynamicre-allocation of wireless channels to different customer premisesequipment to provide different tiers of wireless service. However, itshould be noted that embodiments herein are not limited to use in suchapplications and that the techniques discussed herein are well suitedfor other applications as well.

Based on the description set forth herein, numerous specific detailshave been set forth to provide a thorough understanding of claimedsubject matter. However, it will be understood by those skilled in theart that claimed subject matter may be practiced without these specificdetails. In other instances, methods, apparatuses, systems, etc., thatwould be known by one of ordinary skill have not been described indetail so as not to obscure claimed subject matter. Some portions of thedetailed description have been presented in terms of algorithms orsymbolic representations of operations on data bits or binary digitalsignals stored within a computing system memory, such as a computermemory. These algorithmic descriptions or representations are examplesof techniques used by those of ordinary skill in the data processingarts to convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art.An algorithm as described herein, and generally, is considered to be aself-consistent sequence of operations or similar processing leading toa desired result. In this context, operations or processing involvephysical manipulation of physical quantities. Typically, although notnecessarily, such quantities may take the form of electrical or magneticsignals capable of being stored, transferred, combined, compared orotherwise manipulated. It has been convenient at times, principally forreasons of common usage, to refer to such signals as bits, data, values,elements, symbols, characters, terms, numbers, numerals or the like. Itshould be understood, however, that all of these and similar terms areto be associated with appropriate physical quantities and are merelyconvenient labels. Unless specifically stated otherwise, as apparentfrom the following discussion, it is appreciated that throughout thisspecification discussions utilizing terms such as “processing,”“computing,” “calculating,” “determining” or the like refer to actionsor processes of a computing platform, such as a computer or a similarelectronic computing device, that manipulates or transforms datarepresented as physical electronic or magnetic quantities withinmemories, registers, or other information storage devices, transmissiondevices, or display devices of the computing platform.

While this invention has been particularly shown and described withreferences to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood bythose skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may bemade therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the presentapplication as defined by the appended claims. Such variations areintended to be covered by the scope of this present application. Assuch, the foregoing description of embodiments of the presentapplication is not intended to be limiting. Rather, any limitations tothe invention are presented in the following claims.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A method comprising: at a wireless bandwidth management resource managing allocation of bandwidth to a wireless base station in a network environment: receiving a notification, the notification indicating multiple wireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system for use by the wireless base station in the network environment; receiving notice that customer premises equipment is being installed in the network environment to communicate with the wireless base station; selecting, based on a wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment, a first wireless channel from the multiple wireless channels for use by the customer premises equipment; and communicating an identity of the first wireless channel to the customer premises equipment, the communicated identity indicating that the first wireless channel is assigned to the customer premises equipment for communications between the customer premises equipment and the wireless base station.
 2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the customer premises equipment is first customer premises equipment, the method further comprising: at the wireless bandwidth management resource: receiving a communication indicating second customer premises equipment being installed to wirelessly communicate with the wireless base station; and selecting, based on a wireless service level assigned to the second customer premises equipment, a second wireless channel of the multiple wireless channels for use by the second customer premises equipment.
 3. The method as in claim 2, wherein the first wireless channel supports a first wireless bandwidth between the wireless base station and the first customer premises equipment; and wherein the second wireless channel supports a second wireless bandwidth between the wireless base station and the second customer premises equipment, the second wireless bandwidth greater than the first wireless bandwidth.
 4. The method as in claim 3, wherein the first customer premises equipment is assigned a first tier in a multi-tiered subscription hierarchy; and wherein the second customer premises equipment is assigned a second tier in the multi-tiered subscription hierarchy, the second tier affording a higher wireless bandwidth than the first tier.
 5. The method as in claim 4, wherein the multiple wireless channels assigned by the spectrum access system for use by the wireless base station includes wireless channels available in a CBRS (Citizens Band Radio System) frequency band.
 6. The method as in claim 1, receiving a communication indicating a wireless spectrum scan performed at a location from which the customer premises equipment is being installed to wirelessly communicate with the wireless base station; and selecting the first wireless channel based on the wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment and the wireless spectrum scan.
 7. The method as in claim 6, wherein the wireless spectrum scan indicates a detected wireless interference level for each of the multiple wireless channels at the location where the customer premises equipment is being installed.
 8. The method as in claim 6, wherein selecting the first wireless channel includes: selecting the first wireless channel based on a wireless interference level associated with the first wireless channel as detected at the location where the customer premises equipment is being installed.
 9. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: maintaining a map indicating the wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment, the wireless service level indicating a respective wireless bandwidth assigned to the customer premises equipment.
 10. The method as in claim 1, wherein, subsequent to the customer premises equipment receiving the identity of the first wireless channel, the customer premises equipment communicates with the spectrum access system registering use of the first wireless channel by the customer premises equipment.
 11. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: communicating settings to the customer premises equipment, the settings assigned for use by the customer premises equipment to communicate with the wireless base station; and wherein the customer premises equipment uses the settings to register use of the first wireless channel with the spectrum access system.
 12. The method as in claim 1, wherein the customer premises equipment registers use of the first wireless channel via registration communications with the spectrum access system.
 13. The method as in claim 12, wherein the customer premises equipment transmits the registration communications through the wireless base station to the spectrum access system.
 14. The method as in claim 1, wherein the first wireless channel is provisionally assigned for use by the customer premises; and wherein the customer premises equipment registers use of the provisionally assigned first wireless channel via communications with the spectrum access system.
 15. The method as in claim 1, wherein the customer premises equipment is installed in a subscriber domain; and wherein the customer premises equipment is operative to provide multiple communication devices in the subscriber domain access to a remote network via communications through the wireless base station.
 16. The method as in claim 1, wherein selecting the first wireless channel includes: selecting the first wireless channel in response to detecting that the first wireless channel provides sufficient bandwidth for providing the wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment.
 17. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: receiving the notification from the wireless base station.
 18. A method comprising: receiving notification from a wireless base station, the notification indicating multiple wireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system for use by the wireless base station in a network environment; receiving notice that customer premises equipment is being installed in the network environment to communicate with the wireless base station; selecting, based on a wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment, a first wireless channel from the multiple wireless channels for use by the customer premises equipment; communicating wireless communication operational settings to the customer premises equipment, the wireless communication operational settings assigned for use by the customer premises equipment to communicate with the wireless base station, the customer premises equipment using the wireless communication operational settings to formulate a request to the spectrum access system to use the first wireless channel of the multiple wireless channels.
 19. A method comprising: receiving notification from a wireless base station, the notification indicating multiple wireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system for use by the wireless base station in a network environment; receiving notice that customer premises equipment is being installed in the network environment to communicate with the wireless base station; selecting, based on a fixed wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment, a first wireless channel from the multiple wireless channels for use by the customer premises equipment, the method further comprising: maintaining a map indicating the wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment, the wireless service level indicating a respective wireless bandwidth assigned to the customer premises equipment; and wherein allocating the first wireless channel of the multiple wireless channels to the customer premises equipment includes: provisionally assigning the wireless channel from the multiple wireless channels for use by the customer premises equipment to communicate with the wireless base station, the customer premises equipment operable to communicate with the spectrum access system to confirm use of the provisionally assigned first wireless channel.
 20. A system comprising: customer premises equipment; a wireless base station; and allocation management hardware operable to: receive notification from the wireless base station, the notification indicating multiple wireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system for use by the wireless base station in a network environment; select, based on a wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment, a first wireless channel of the multiple wireless channels for use by the customer premises equipment; and communicate an identity of the first wireless channel of the multiple wireless channels to the customer premises equipment, the communicated identity indicating the selected first wireless channel of the multiple wireless channels to be used by the customer premises equipment to communicate with the wireless base station.
 21. The system as in claim 20, wherein the customer premises equipment is first customer premises equipment, the system further comprising: second customer premises equipment; and the allocation management hardware further operable to: receive a second communication indicating second customer premises equipment being installed to wirelessly communicate with the wireless base station; and select, based on a fixed-wireless service level assigned to the second customer premises equipment, a second wireless channel of the multiple wireless channels for use by the second customer premises equipment.
 22. The system as in claim 21, wherein the first wireless channel supports a first wireless bandwidth between the wireless base station and the first customer premises equipment; and wherein the second wireless channel of multiple wireless channels supports a second wireless bandwidth between the wireless base station and the second customer premises equipment, the second wireless bandwidth greater than the first wireless bandwidth.
 23. The system as in claim 22, wherein the first customer premises equipment is assigned a first tier in a multi-tiered subscription hierarchy; and wherein the second customer premises equipment is assigned a second tier in the multi-tiered subscription hierarchy, the second tier affording a higher wireless bandwidth than the first tier.
 24. The system as in claim 23, wherein the multiple wireless channels assigned by the spectrum access system for use by the wireless base station includes wireless bandwidth available in a CBRS (Citizens Band Radio System) frequency band.
 25. The system as in claim 20, wherein the allocation management hardware is further operable to: communicate wireless communication operational settings to the customer premises equipment, the wireless communication operational settings assigned for use by the customer premises equipment to communicate with the wireless base station; wherein the customer premises equipment is operative to use the wireless communication operational settings to formulate a request to the spectrum access system to use the first wireless channel.
 26. The system as in claim 20, wherein the allocation management hardware is further operable to: receive a communication indicating a wireless spectrum scan performed at a location from which the customer premises equipment is installed to wirelessly communicate with the wireless base station; and select, based on the wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment and the wireless spectrum scan, the first wireless channel for use by the customer premises equipment.
 27. The system as in claim 20, wherein the allocation management hardware is further operable to: maintain a map indicating the wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment, the wireless service level indicating a respective wireless bandwidth assigned to the customer premises equipment.
 28. The system as in claim 27, wherein the allocation management hardware is further operable to: provisionally assign the first wireless channel for use by the customer premises equipment to communicate with the wireless base station; and wherein the customer premises equipment communicates with the spectrum access system to register use of the provisionally assigned first wireless channel to communicate with the wireless base station.
 29. Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to: receive notification from a wireless base station, the notification indicating multiple wireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system for use by the wireless base station in a network environment; re-allocate, based on a wireless service level assigned to the customer premises equipment, a first wireless channel of the multiple wireless channels for use by the customer premises equipment; and communicate an identity of the first wireless channel of the multiple wireless channels to the customer premises equipment, the communicated identity indicating the selected first wireless channel of the multiple wireless channels to be used by the customer premises equipment to communicate with the wireless base station. 